If energy-efficient lighting is going to be even more energy-efficient and less expensive tomorrow than it is today, is it better to wait for those advances to upgrade? Let’s answer that question using the hypothetical example of a warehouse with 1,000 400-watt metal halide fixtures. Read More >>

Waste Management and McDonough Innovation will collaborate to help producers, manufacturers, retailers and suppliers of packaged goods and products advance their sustainability objectives through product and packaging design for recyclability as well as ecological and human health. Read More >>

Partnering with the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining as part of a U.S. Air Force's sustainable manufacturing initiative, researchers found strategic choices in tools, coolant and parameters can reduce energy consumption by 73%. Read More >>

Investors, consumers and other stakeholders want to know whether a company is performing in a globally responsible manner from environmental and social as well as economic perspectives. Fortunately, it’s now proven that improving sustainability leads to higher financial performance. Read More >>

The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has announced two new resources to advance the industry’s ability to track, improve and communicate sustainability. The draft “Stewardship and Sustainability Guide” is open for comments until July 15; the 2012 Sustainability Report provides a snapshot analysis of the industry. Read More >>

According to third-party life cycle assessments, Sprint’s current packaging is 60 percent smaller in volume and 50 percent lighter in weight than its 2009 version. It’s also 100 percent recyclable, printed with soy inks and uses eco-friendly adhesives and aqueous coatings. Read More >>

The Free Energy Data (FRED) platform helps users better visualize energy data and makes this information more available and useful. Graphical formats show present and past energy demand by fuel and sector, with flow diagrams of how multiple sectors use different energy sources. Read More >>

New resources to help the dairy industry improve sustainability include a reference guide on U.S. dairy’s environmental footprint, a set of peer-reviewed articles, and Farm Smart, an online tool to combine research findings with engineering and best management practices. Read More >>

Buffalo, New York is currently at a crossroads on what to do with the manufacturing facilities that are leftover from the city's industrial past. Is that era of history really worth the time and money it would take to preserve the facilities? Or should they be torn down to make room for more sustainable land uses? Read More >>

Sustainability Infographics

We here at Sustainable Plant love infographics. Aside from being easy to read and geniously designed, they are also incredible resources to have on hand, ready to share with others. With this in mind we've put together a collection some of our favorites from around the web. Check them out, pass them along and let us know if you have any other infographics you'd like us to share with the community. View the gallery

Green or Green Wash?

The company’s Acme electrical devices meet criteria established by the company for its Eco-Certified designation. Demonstrating its commitment for a better, cleaner environment, a company has developed an eco-certification designation for a variety of its industrial products, including the company’s entire line of Acme electrical devices. The company’s Acme electrical devices meet criteria established by the company for its Eco-Certified designation:
The devices have a positive impact on…